Our Airfield

Essex Gliding Club is a small, friendly club operating from our superb airfield at Ridgewell, on the Essex Suffolk borders.

You are welcome to come and visit our club: families are very welcome.

We operate Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from Ridgewell Airfield on days during the summer months whenever the weather is good enough to fly.

Ridgewell is only licensed for gliders and a nominated tug aircraft.
NO OTHER LANDINGS ARE ALLOWED, excepting emergencies.

 

GLIDING

Gliding is the ultimate pure silent flying experience. An exhilarating, dynamic and rewarding sport, gliding is very affordable and open to people of all ages – you can fly solo on your 16th birthday and there is no upper age limit!

There are no limits to gliding – using the same natural power of rising air currents as birds do, you can fly hundreds of miles at speeds of up to 170mph at heights of up to 40,000ft!


A short flight is a highly memorable experience as you are launched high into the sky to fly silently over the Suffolk countryside. But it doesn’t have to end there – many choose to continue their gliding adventure and go onto fly solo – so why not try it today!

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